The Most Powerful Engine In The World

engines who doesn't love engines they make the world go round sort of literally and the bigger the better that's what we say these are the 20 biggest engines in the world [Music] number 20. dm884 ws-150 we're going to begin with an engine that many of you likely don't know about but will appreciate by the time I'm done this might be the most powerful engine in the world that is unless you just so happen to be watching this from Copenhagen over in Denmark because then you'll know all about this engine for those not in on the joke this is the largest diesel engine that was ever built which is saying something given some of the engines you're going to see later on in this video now when I say that this is the largest diesel engine I don't mean by a few inches or even by a foot I'm talking about how this is the largest diesel engine ever built because it's four stories tall oh and it's also 80 feet wide so that should show you just how impressive it is also it should be noted that this engine was built in 1932 that's right the engine is 90 years old and that's still not the most impressive thing about it because you might hear these stats and think what in the world were they using that engine for and the answer to that is that it was meant to power the entire city of Copenhagen in times of an emergency yes they had this massive diesel engine on standby just in case the city lost power with its main grid talk about having a heavy duty backup what's more this wasn't something made for one year and then dumped a little while later the dm-884ws-150 was kept in commission and meticulously taken care of until the year 2004 showing just how much faith that they had in the thing now it's on display at a museum and if you go there you can see it fired up because it still actually works before we go on like this video smash the Subscribe button and click the notification Bell right now or this centipede will crawl on your face when you're sleeping [Music] now it's time for the sweet topic is this the most powerful engine in the world we sure think that it could be this image of the giant engine has been going around the internet for some time now the engine in question is a colossal diesel engine from China just imagine the machines that this baby could power it looks like the sort of thing that would power Optimus Prime as always let me know your thoughts in the comment section down below using the hashtag sweet topic number 19. ge-90 from an engine that powered a whole city to a set of engines that power one of the most powerful plane models in the world we'll now talk about the GE 90 engine which is the very engine that when multiplied is what's used on the Boeing 777 airplane yes this is an upgrade on the 747 that many of you have likely flown in as you've traveled around the world anyways this engine is so powerful that during just a testing for it it broke records along with a lot of other things according to GE Aviation the 115b variant of the GE 90 set a world record for thrust during its Certification testing in 2002. during the 60 hours at triple Redline conditions a maximum of 127 900 lbf was achieved that's a lot and I don't even know what it means oh and remember when I said that other things were destroyed during those tests well I wasn't lying because the GE 90 was so powerful that actually cause damage to a nearby hanger that made it look like there had been a tornado that had gone through on the grounds that's a whole lot of wind Force One account of the power of the ge-90 said that it could probably throw the heaviest tank in the world about 150 feet away as in actual military tank can we all just agree that this is a very frightening thing now you may think that this kind of power is just too much for the aircraft itself but in fact it's not rather it's needed not only to ensure that the crafts get off the ground but can actually go around the world at really good speeds as long as you're not behind the engines themselves you should be just fine if you're in the path of its thrusting power though you're gonna go flying number 18. Pratt and Whitney are 4360 wasp major now that's a long name for an engine I'll grant you that but trust me when I say that this is an important engine during a key point in world history specifically it was the engine for the b-50 bomber that flew over in world a blame that would help to deliver all sorts of payloads to enemy encampments and vessels the r4360 is a 28 cylinder air-cooled radial engine that produces a maximum of 3 500 horsepower and weighs approximately 3 500 pounds r4360s have been used to power various post-world bombers cargo transports and aerial tankers which includes the B-36 the b-35 flying wing and the c74 globemaster along with a bunch of others like the c97 stratofighter the Consolidated xc99 and the c-119 flying Box Car along with the c-124 globe Master II aircraft wow what a bunch of names when you're being used in that many aircraft you're probably doing something right and this engine did a lot of things right in fact it's one of the most complex and intricate airplane engines not only made in the United States but reproduced in large numbers typically engines for vehicles have a Simplicity to them in order to ensure they work properly or can be managed easily but this one well it didn't mind going on multiple levels so why is this engine no longer used then in the world like it once was well not surprisingly it was eventually surpassed by other models but considering how long that it lasted it's not a blemish on its record at all rather it should be honored that it was able to help the United States and others for a very long time and his honored today by being displayed in museums number 17. the wartsila RT Flex 96c you will begin to notice that engine names aren't exactly the most simple of things because I'm definitely starting to notice that myself this engine carries the distinction of being the world's largest engine remember the first engine was the largest diesel engine how large is large you may ask well for starters each of the 14 cylinders it carries has a displacement of 111 143 cubic inches which is about 1 820 liters that produce over 7 000 horsepower and that's just in one add up all 14 cylinders and you've got a total displacement of one million five hundred fifty six thousand and two cubic inches which is 25 480 liters and this baby puts out a maximum power of 108 920 horsepower at 102 RPMs with a peak torque of 5 million 608 312 pounds per foot at 102 RP amps can you say that's a whole lot of horsepower because trust me it's a whole lot of horsepower as for the raw stats of how big it is it rises 40 feet above the ground measuring 89 feet long and that's not only big it's actually massive and indeed does beat the first entry by a long shot the last super large engine was used to power a city in times of need but what about this one well it was custom made to power a container ship the largest in the world at the time but here's the funny part about it even though it has all that size and power it takes all of it to power the ship plus it's not exactly good on fuel consumption as it still uses up to 1660 gallons of heavy fuel oil per hour that should give you some indication of just how much you need in terms of size and power to move a large boat most people know that they have engines but rarely do they think about the sheer size and strength of them hopefully though this will give you some more perspective and appreciation for them number 16. Union Pacific 4014. so far I've talked about a City Engine a boat engine and a plane engine twice over and now I'm going to talk about a train engine specifically a steam train engine referred to as the Union Pacific 4014. remember back in the day the Train's head was the engine hence why there were always people at the front of the train not just conducting it but also feeding it with coal so that it would keep on going this train had the nickname of Big Boy 25 big boys were built exclusively for Union Pacific Railroad the first of which would be delivered in 1941. the locomotives were 132 feet long weighing in at 1.2 million pounds and their size could have hurt their functionality overall but they used hinged frames in order to help them get around Curves in the track there are seven Big Boys on display in various cities around the country they can include and be found in St Louis Missouri Dallas Texas Omaha Nebraska Denver Colorado Scranton Pennsylvania Green Bay Wisconsin and Cheyenne Wyoming there is your geography tour the one that I'm specifically naming in this entry served from 1941 to 1961 a proud 20 years of service of which it traveled over 1 million miles for the company that it was commissioned for but wait there's more after it was shut down it was recommissioned in 2019 and then put back into service showing that trains like this can always help out so long as you make them run correctly train engines as a whole are a fascinating thing and we should all be appreciative that they've Advanced well beyond the coal engines of the past as they weren't the best for the environment but we can all get to the magnet trains level and that would be awesome number 15. hollyaid x12mw I hope that you can see now that there are well and truly all kinds of engines living in the world today and some of them are being built to try and stop the need of other engines a Holley 8 x12mw is a great example of this as this is a wind turbine engine you know as in the ones that are meant to help create renewable energy all across the board those giant windmills that you sometimes see near your home or in big cities are likely powered by something like this a holly 8 x offshore turbine features a 14 mw-13mw or 12 MW capacity with a 220 meter rotor a 107 meter blade and digital capabilities having been independently certified at up to 13.6 MW of output and for a typhoon condition making it the only turbine bankable for customers seeking to finance projects it also features a 60 to 64 capacity Factor above industry standards [Music] capacity Factor Compares how much energy would be generated against the maximum that could have been produced at continuous full power operations during a specific period of time and due to how it's built it's able to make the most of the energy that it can renew even if the wind itself is not at the highest of speeds which is good because obviously the wind isn't going to be blowing every day at the highest velocity to give you a little more definitive example of how effective it can be the wind turbine is able to produce enough energy to save 52 000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from being put up into the atmosphere that's the amount of CO2 that 11 000 cars combined would produce in a single year and one turbine did that so now just imagine if we could get them around the world and hopefully cleaning up the planet or we could actually go bigger and make an even better engine number 14. Ferrari turbocharged V6 F1 engine now I've made you wait long enough so we'll talk about a car engine specifically we're talking about a very popular car brand and the engine that will be within it more than likely when you see it on the track I'm speaking about the Ferrari turbocharged V6 F1 engine an engine that would be built in 2014 and is still in use to this day the engine itself is coupled with an energy recovery system hybrid unit and all evolutions and newer iterations of the power unit are based on the same basic hybrid architecture that's existed since 2014. these engines were made for the Formula One series which as you hopefully know are some of the fastest cars in the whole world ever since they made it they've been slowly improving upon it but as noted it's all still based on the turbocharged V6 F1 that was made all the way back in 2014. however there's a small twist in this because in 2019 one of the newer versions of the engine caused a lot of controversy when Ferrari was suddenly dominating the track and wasn't clear as to why apparently they rigged a sensor to the engine to not show off the illegal fuel flow that the car was giving out when officials called this out Ferrari was then forced to change it and they didn't win a single race or even a pole position in the year 2019 without it let that be a lesson to you kids if a car company can cheat to try and make an engine better they'll absolutely do it number 13. caterpillar c175 when it comes to the various types of construction that various men and women work in you need to have heavy duty equipment to help you get the job done and that's why the caterpillar line of engines and vehicles are often hailed as some of the best because they absolutely can get the job done [Applause] the caterpillar c-175 is one such example of that and it's used for mining trucks that can carry over 400 tons of stuff mainly dirt from a mine site just to give you the scope of not just its size but its power output as well the engine has enough power to run more than 350 average American Homes according to the federal government in fact a single c-17520 engine is powering the entire island of Mustique in the Caribbean that's both very impressive and also quite scary ironically though it's a biodiesel system that was configured to ensure that it wouldn't consume the largest amount of fuel possible as you would expect from a certain mining equipment plus it can endure cold weather much better than certain other engines and equipment and even has different levels of output that it can deliver when it's in a pinch these engines are vital to workers on various sites so for them to know that the engine will keep going and deliver the power it needs as a relief more times than not number 12. Koenigsegg 5.0 liter V8 Koenigsegg revealed a 600 horsepower naturally aspirated engine at the Geneva Motor Show back in 2018 meant for one of their supercars that they were developing called the one the engine produces 600 horsepower at 8 000 RPMs and that figure is 50 more than the supercharged 5.4 liter that Ford used in the 2004 to 2006 GT the engine was not only meant for a Supercar but it also showcases just how far that car companies are willing to go in order to boost their engine's performance to the absolute limit and then go well beyond it the Koenigsegg 5.0 liter V8 for example was built to be something based on a previous Ford engine but after a while they had to scrap it and go to a much different model to get the performance they desired there's a reason that the car engine game is so important it's not just your competitors that you're going up against it's basically yourself because if your engine and your car don't live up to the expectations of others out there then you kind of just wasted everyone's time and money now didn't you the Supercar that I mentioned before is now out and Koenigsegg is obviously very proud of what they created and they're hoping that they'll continue to make their engines shine and put out as much power as possible in order to get things done what will their next build be like well we'll just have to wait and see number 11. Viper engine now doesn't that just sound Uber powerful the Viper engine it screams this is a good engine that you need in your vehicle and there are many out there that are thankfully because they do indeed have it in their ride equally as important though is that the Viper engine has had a very long history in cars the Viper v10 was based on the Chrysler La engine family and appeared with the Dodge Viper in 1992. it was conceived and prototyped as a magnum 5.9 with two extra cylinders and a longer stroke of 3.88 inches fast forward to the 2013 SRT Viper and it further boosted power to 640 horsepower at 6150 RPM and 600 foot-pounds of torque at 4950 RPM since 2015 power was raised up to 645 horsepower at 6200 RPM and as you can see via the pictures that exist this is one really sick engine and it's one that's definitely seen some improvements over the years as I've already shown you it's not just about having a good engine it's about how you grow it over the years and then eke out that extra performance to ensure that you can get the absolute most out of it and also the name obviously helps out Viper engine really does scream dope name for an engine and that's why they've used it for so many years number 10. Shockwave now I have something very special for you since we're in the top ten first up is the shock wave but what is that well it's a freaking jet truck yes those do exist and they put on quite the show at various places across the United States it currently holds the world record for jet-powered full-size trucks at 376 miles per hour the truck had three Westinghouse j-3448 jet engines with a total output of 36 000 horsepower which allowed the truck to complete the quarter mile in just 6.63 seconds now I'm all for massive trucks having a whole lot of power if it helps them get down the road better and also stops them from holding up other cars on the highway but a freaking jet truck that's just insane yet not only is this a thing there's actually a family of these trucks out there each with their own powerful engines guiding them along at extreme speeds number nine balaz 75710 what is the bilas 75710 well that is the question isn't it the answer is not what you may think as it's actually a dump truck that you can find in use in Belarus yep a dump truck has one of the largest and most powerful engines in the world what a world we live in with a hauling capacity of 450 tons it can actually carry 87 tons more than the current record holder now believe it or not this ride was made to better handle the rising costs of using heavy machinery and so they made the vehicle and put the best engine possible within it to move the most amount of dirt and other materials so that it wouldn't bleed them dry as they get to the good stuff just goes to show you that even when you're making guaranteed money you'll want to save it where you can number eight Kawasaki Ninja h2r it did take me a while but now I'm going to be looking at a really crazy awesome motorcycle engine Kawasaki manufactures some of the world's most sophisticated piece of machinery and the ninja H2 is among them the ninja h2r is the fastest Kawasaki to date and is currently the flagship offering from the Japanese manufacturer when launched the H2 revolutionized the way that motorcycles were engineered with several accolades adorning this Beast of a machine and if you want to know just how much power the thing puts out it's powerful enough to outpace the fastest street legal ride out there by over 50 percent with a top speed of 250 miles per hour now if you get on this bike you will be flying and that's exactly why it was made just to be clear I mean fly as fly down the street number seven bluebird k-7 now I'll talk about a powerful engine that wasn't exactly put in the best of vehicles you see there was a movement decades back to get unique kinds of aircraft out into the world and that also included the creation of hydroplanes the bluebird k-7 was one such attempt to try and make that happen on the plus side it did have a Creative Design and would Inspire certain kinds of Innovations in the future however since we're not seeing this all over the world right now it clearly was not a success on its own mainly because it crashed in a test and would not be recovered until 2000 sometimes you have to go fast and try hard in order to try and make things work number six seventy one gray marine diesel engine if you're looking for something that has some longevity it needs to prove that it can work across many decades and in a lot of ways the 671 gray marine diesel engine is an example of that happening because the engine would first be used as one for landing crafts in World War II but you'll still see it in use today as you can find it in boats and even training facilities all over [Laughter] that is some ultimate staying power right there what's just as important is that they were used a lot when they were first made as the original set was manufactured over one hundred thousand times just think about that you don't make one hundred thousand of anything unless you know that it's going to work and the 671 gray marine diesel engine certainly did and still does number five Thrust SSC at this point you probably know that the SSC in Thrust SSC is to mean something right well it does it stands for Supersonic car or in this case it's actually a jet car yes another one of those Thrust SSC holds the world land and speed record that was set on the 15th of October 1997 when it achieved a speed of 763 miles per hour becoming the first land vehicle to officially break the sound barrier I'll straight up as fast oh yes this was a car or jet car to be more accurate that went so fast that it actually broke the sound barrier and that's not only an incredible amount of speed but it goes to Showcase just how crazy that some people are in regards to wanting to drive the fastest cars around the car would be driven by the Royal Air Force fighter pilot Wing Commander Andy Green in the BlackRock desert in Nevada when the record was completed number four Bloodhound SSC and if you thought that I was done with such vehicles that could break the speed of sound well you've learned nothing about Humanity because every time that a record is made someone sets out to break it and they always have to do better over the guy under them the Bloodhound SSC is a British supersonic land vehicle currently in development its goal is to match or even exceed the previously mentioned 763 miles per hour achieving a new world land speed record the pencil-shaped car powered by a jet engine and a rocket engine is definitely going to be something to watch and behold once it gets done and why any of this has to happen and be done is well beyond anything that I can comprehend just seems like a waste of money and time to me but if life has taught us anything they'll find a way to make everything go faster number three Y2K turbine motorcycle there's another designation for this ride it's that of Superbike and that's exactly what this bike is due to the engine and power that it can exert but there's a Twist here and that one must be noted unlike many rides on this list this is not one that you can just go into a store even a high-end store and just buy rather you have to actually have one custom built for you oh my God [Music] you'll give the team the specifications you want for the ride and then you'll get your bike eventually so you can actually tweak the performance to ensure that the engine is better than anyone else's competition isn't it Grand a turbine engine is used for the bike to help it achieve some very impressive speeds due to all that goes into it though it holds a world record for the most expensive production motorcycle out there number two Brutus meet the vehicle that was experimental in all kinds of ways and was very much a car of its time by that I mean that it was a car project that was made after World War one and used the limitations that were put upon Germany at the time to make a ride that would not be forgotten specifically though it was BMW who would make this ride and took the engine from a plane and put it into the body of a 1908 American La France chassis just to make a racing vehicle out of it foreign on the account of its 12 cylinder 46 liter engine and generally terrifying looks the BMW techs christened it Brutus obviously Brutus never was mass produced but just look at the thing it is indeed something to behold and appreciate even if history won't remember it as much as car fans do number one future engines I've shown you quite the Gambit of engines during this video so the question then becomes what's next well I wanted to end the video on this right now because there are new engines that are being built all the time equally as important though they aren't all gas engines some of them are electric like the ones being made for certain electric cars and this is easily one of the biggest engineering challenges of our time because Humanity for the last 120 years has pretty much been reliant on gas engines to get us everywhere but now things are changing and hopefully it's for the better only time will tell but if they can make electric engines or even hydrogen ones run everything the world may be a better place that's all from the realm of engines and their incredible power were you Amazed by the ones that I showed you and the awesome power that they wielded and which of these engines were you most Amazed by when you saw them do you know of any others that should be on this list be sure to let me know all about it in the comments section down below check out the other cool things that are showing up on the screen and I'll see you next time

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Length: 27min 59sec (1679 seconds)

Published: Sun Feb 12 2023